My daughter is having some medical issues that make it difficult for her to attend school. We are trying to resolve those issues but I am starting to wonder if she will be home long term. Who is the one who says “I think she should be homeschooled?“ Will the school advisors, her GP or do we just make the decision ourselves? Also I do not believe I am qualified to homeschool her in each topic. How do I start looking into my local resources Ashton Mark I go google is the answer to everything but I’m hoping some people that have gone down this road can point me where I should go.

I am very sorry to hear that your daughter is having such serious long term health issues.

If she has a disability, the school is required to provide an Individiualized Educational Program or IEP. The school will assess her needs and, as a team including you and her, will develop a plan for her education. This can include having the school provide a teacher who will come to your home. If her needs do not have significant effects on her cognitive capabilities, the school may implement electronic schooling, for example, having a Skype connection fduring each class. There are community resources to help. I suggest contacting your local ARC chapter for practical advice.

You should concentrate on taking care of her health needs and let the school do what it does best.

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This depends a lot on the rules in your state. Your local public school may have info, but in our area they tend to be rather grumpy about it. Find homeschoolers in your area and ask them. But it's a very diverse group, you might want to ask several.

We have home-study charter schools extensively here in PA. They are technically public schools, so the cost is largely covered by the school funds. They give you a lot of support if you are not confident about rolling your own. You can just buy entire online curriculum packages, too, and homeschool without the charter part. Check out K12.com as an example.

We have homeschooled our kids off and on. It was a wonderful time. My wife also worried she might not be qualified, but did very well. For the subjects she wasn't comfortable with, it was mostly OK to stay a few lessons ahead. Also, we used local resources, like homeschooling groups, and even 2 online high schools.

I would say it's a good choice for you, and embrace it.

Don't worry what people say, including "what about social life & skills". We had many activities for our kids. After a while you just want to kick those people where the sun don't shine.

Sorry to hear of your daughter issues. We are 99% ready to start homeschooling our daughter as well. We have a membership in the Home School Legal Defense Association, which gives legal advice and representation, if needed, nationwide for about $100/year. They helped with guidance on how deal with the school district to make the withdrawal from school go as smooth as poss. What forms you need and how to fill out. They also offer online curriculum you can enroll in if desired. Relieved much of our stress about the move.

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Sorry to hear of your daughter issues. We are 99% ready to start homeschooling our daughter as well. We have a membership in the Home School Legal Defense Association, which gives legal advice and representation, if needed, nationwide for about $100/year. They helped with guidance on how deal with the school district to make the withdrawal from school go as smooth as poss. What forms you need and how to fill out. They also offer online curriculum you can enroll in if desired. Relieved much of our stress about the move.

It doesn't sound like you need homeschooling as much as Homebound Education. In HomeSchooling you assume all teaching responsibilities, whereas in Homebound the school supplies teachers and resources to work with you and the child.

Generally in homebound a certified teacher will come to your house 2-3 times a week. That teacher will spend a couple hours instructing, answering questions, and measuring learning gains. Additional work will be left for the student to work on with your assistance. Homebound teaching continues until the student can reenter the school population.

You can make the call to homeschool, you are simply severing the childs relationship to the school. Homebound will generally require a physician to certify that it is best for the child.

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